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TCU falls to Kansas State: Fans, media weigh in on whether Horned Frogs make College Football Playoff

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Championship Weekend chaos continued Saturday. No. 3 TCU dropped its first game of the 2022 season, falling to Kansas State 31-28 in overtime of the Big 12 Championship Game.

The Horned Frogs are the second top-4 team to lose a Week 14 conference title game. Fans and media members expect that USC will not make the College Football Playoff as a 2-loss team that did not win its conference. Now, all the conversation centers on TCU’s status.

Are the Horned Frogs Playoff worthy as a 1-loss team without a conference title? After TCU QB Max Duggan put the team on his back to tie the game 28-28, much of the CFB social community seemed satisfied with the Horned Frogs making the final 4, even with a close loss in overtime.

No. 5 Ohio State (11-1) is expected to slide into the field of 4 after USC’s loss. No. 6 Alabama (10-2) would potentially be the team to replace a 1-loss TCU squad without the Big 12 title.

Here’s a sample of the social media discussion Saturday:

https://twitter.com/BobbySilver_/status/1599143092434898944

https://twitter.com/IsaacV_4/status/1599142872648847360

Andrew Olson

Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.

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